Mill "villages" were often constructed at the site of the mills throughout South Carolina. After reaching a certain age, children would attend school and then be sent to the mill to work after. Many simply dropped out of school when they reached the age of 12.
A young girl tends a warping machine at a mill in South Carolina.
In a reader comment on this photo on Flickr, someone identifies the girl in this photo as their Grandmother, Sara "Sadie" Agnes Lenore Barton (Howard). That's amazing!
8. In this 1912 photo taken at Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, young "spinners" pose outside the mill.
Note the absence of shoes on two of the young girls and the injury the one girl has sustained to her toe. In spite of the situation the girls seem to be almost giggling.
A young work crew is rounded up for a photo at Saxon Mill in Spartanburg, May 1912.
This group of young men looks less than enthusiastic to be in the spotlight. Since the photographer was working in an investigative capacity documenting possible child labor law violations, it's possible there had been hushed warnings about speaking with him.
Very few historic photos of adults in the mill exist.
The photographer noted young Will had been working in this mill for five years. It was common for children to work at the mill to help the family make ends meet.
This photo taken in May 1912 shows a young boy walking ahead of some adult workers.
The boy's name is Eddie Norton. The photo was taken at Saxon Mill near Spartanburg, South Carolina.
A photo taken in the spinning room at Lancaster Cotton Mill in Lancaster, South Carolina shows a young woman and some older women tending spinners in the spinning room.
A shift of workers is heading home after a hard day's work. Workers often went to work very early and worked ten or twelve hour shifts. The photo was taken in May 1912.
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